UK, 1951-1953
2 series, 17 episodes, average 5m
broadcast live, black and white, 4:3
mono, English
A British science fiction television series for children created by Hazel Adair and Ronald Marriott.
Plot Summary
A young Martian, Bilaphodorous, crash lands on Earth and is befriended by Ian Spencer.
Regular Cast
Brian Smith (Ian Spencer)
Michael Newell (Bilaphodorus)
Betty Woolfe (Mrs Spencer)
Richard Pearson (Professor Watkins)
John Gabriel (John Armitage)
Isabel George (Pamela Vernon)
Bruce Beeby (Delpho)
Valentine Dyall (Gorgol)
Peter Hawkins (Petrio)
Episodes
Series One
Episode One: Crash Landing (20 October 1951)
Episode Two: On the Run (3 November 1951)
Episode Three: Come to the Fair (17 November 1951)
Episode Four: The Trap (1 December 1951)
Episode Five: The House of Reigate Downs (15 December 1951)
Episode Six: The Intruders (12 January 1952)
Episode Seven: Lost Energy (26 January 1952)
Episode Eight: The New Power (9 February 1952)
Episode Nine: Journey through Space (23 February 1952)
Episode Ten: Journey through Space (8 March 1952)
Episode Eleven: The Prisoner (22 March 1952)
Series Two
Message from Mars (13 December 1952)
Return Journey (27 December 1952)
The Cage (10 January 1953)
Trouble in the Air (24 January 1953)
Total Eclipse (7 March 1953)
The Battle of Power (21 March 1953)
